Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 1
DEATHS
Causes: | Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis (respiratory) | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2. | Tuberculosis (other) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3. | Syphilitic disease | 2 | 4 | 6 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping cough | — | — | — |
6. | Meningococcal infections | — | 1 | 1 |
7. | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. | Measles | — | — | — |
9. | Other infective and parasytic diseases | 5 | — | 5 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 28 | 28 | 56 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 81 | 21 | 102 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 38 | 38 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 17 | 17 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 82 | 68 | 150 |
15. | Leukemia, aleukemia | 8 | 3 | 11 |
16. | Diabetes | 7 | 12 | 19 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 70 | 109 | 179 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 187 | 123 | 310 |
19. | Hypertension, with heart disease | 16 | 23 | 39 |
20. | Other heart disease | 59 | 99 | 158 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 33 | 56 | 89 |
22. | Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 |
23. | Pneumonia | 36 | 44 | 80 |
24. | Bronchitis | 89 | 41 | 130 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 15 | 9 | 24 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | 6 | 17 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 2 | 3 | 5 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 11 | — | 11 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 2 | 2 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 6 | 6 | 12 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 73 | 86 | 159 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | 10 | 20 |
34. | All other accidents | 15 | 16 | 31 |
35. | Suicide | 17 | 9 | 26 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 882 | 845 | 1,727 |